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It’s so QLD, it’s QLD.so

Today we have launched a new Twitter URL shortener for Queensland: qld.so – Feel free to use it in place of your existing service.

There is a link to the Queensland Premier’s Disaster Fund on the page and if any one feels like sparing a quid or two to help out the many that have had their lives wrecked by our Summer Of Misery please feel free to do so.

If you’re in the same situation don’t worry about donating and just enjoy the service.

Have fun with it!

PS The background picture is Googarra Beach at Tully Heads/Hull Heads. It was pretty much destroyed by the storm surge during Cyclone Yasi.

Coming back

The first photo was taken the day after Cyclone Yasi. The second was taken today:

Our Garden Directly After Cyclone Yasi

Now With Added Leaves

Old view vs new view

Room With A View

Room With No View Today

Before and after Cyclone Yasi.

Edit: The creek is rising. already have 50mm of water in the small garage and have moved the car to higher ground:

A Couple of Hours Later

Cyclone Yasi – Tully evacuation centre

This is what was left of one of the Tully evacuation centres after Cyclone Yasi:

Tully Evacuation Centre

An anonymous Red Cross volunteer was smart enough to realise how insecure the building was and moved the old folk to a safer shelter before Cyclone Yasi hit Tully.

Tully, proudly wet and windy

Tully's Golden Gumboot

Tully’s Golden Gumboot is 7.9 metres tall, representing the highest rainfall in any Australian town. Record set in 1950.

Still standing despite Cyclones Larry and Yasi.

Pete

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